How long does it take?

In this page we’ve tried to give rough estimates of how long it can take to create a bot. These estimates assume you are familiar with spreadsheets and using websites in general. The needed skill set is a mix of computer programming and creative writing. You will also get much faster at it with more practice, and as you build up libraries of phrases.

Firstly, the times below are for registering for the website, creating a bot which can answer its name and chit-chat, and putting it onto a single page on your own website using our Javascript API library.

Another way to look at it is to break a complex bot into separate tasks:

Input/output creative scripts, diagrams, preliminary ideas: 1-2 days

Structural input/output in bot without phrasing: 1 day

Build of phrase library, first pass: 2-3 days

Playtesting, refinement, adjustment cycle: 3+ days

And once a bot is created, the improvement process can go on as long as you’d like. The variation in human language is probably infinite, so you could keep adding to your bot for days, weeks or years.

In summary – except for the small talk feature, it is not a quick task. For a bot of any complexity, expect to spend a few days at least. And in response to several forum queries, it is also not free. It is free to develop and test your bot, but not to use it in an app or website.

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